We are still a full month away from the trade deadline and the Tampa Bay Rays have become early buyers as they have pulled off their second deal within one week as they have added Miami Marlins shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria for two minor leaguers, outfielder Braxton Lee and right-handed pitcher Ethan Clark.
Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald was the first to report the trade and that it had been finalized, pending medical reviews. Specifics of the deal according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times is that the Rays will be paying all of Hechavarria’s remaining salary which will be $2.